Aurora M.P

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2013

1989 /ongoing

My name is Aurora.

I was born in Pontevedra

(Spain) on the 26th of october

of 1989. That was a friday and

I think nothing exciting hap-

pened by that time. As on the

consequent years to come, as

small villages never seem the

best place to have adventures,

just to start them.

That’s what I did, eventually,

when I turned 18.

A windmill of events start con-

verging in my life and I found

myself moving from one coun-

try to another with not even

time to realize about half of

the stuff that was happening

around me.

I like big capitals with life

coming out of every corner,

with its pros and cons. I also

like travelling to the unknown,

finding myself in situations I

would have never expected.

Along with this passion, I

spend the rest of my time read-

ing, working my way to become

a something (this is still un-

specified, as I want to be many

things), sending postcards to

my friends and buying music

ephemera.

And now, lets talk about work.

H E L L O

AFTERSIX 2013

The After Six Festival is a self-initiated project that started in October 2012, after winning the competition "Unemployed of The Year" sponsored by Benetton. Be-ing one of the 100 projects se-lected worldwide, I was offered the chance of developing my proposal in a space of six months. The concept for this event was influenced by my move to Antwerp, a mid-size city in northern Belgium and my perception of the remarkably different life-style of its inhabitants. As a way of revigorating the almost inexis-tent nightlife after 6pm culture wise, I chose twelve illustrators and twelve bands to work together on an arts events that will take place on the 23rd and 24th of March of 2013. The merchandise for the event was conceived as an objective platform that could be modified depending on the approach of each one of the different illustrators. As a way of creating a single packaging that would contain the artwork of both musicians and visual artists, the weekend pass was transformed into an LP that compiles twelve songs from all the bands, a risographed illustrated fanzine and twelve screenprinted covers that are in-terchangeable thanks to the design of the gatefold packaging.The event, that lasts two days, combines a series of music shows with a pop-up exhibition that will be held on a side space, that will try to bring the most from all the illustrators skills to transform the space given. To ovecome the budget limitation and also to help individuals from

sinking economies, I decided to distribute the different duties re-lated to the printing of the artwork and promotional ephemera among two small business from Athens(GR) and Porto(PT). Diverse cultural orga-nizations with presence in Belgium have also helped in the financing of the travelling costs of some of the artists, making possible for these artists to present their work in a different environment and with a wider public.

www.aftersixfest.com

2012 /ongoing

THE CONCEPT

As the concept of the festival is tied up to the fields of Music and Illustration, the branding of the event was made trying to bring together both areas without falling in the obvious estereotypical representation. The logo, conceived along with the designer Joao Tor-res, has its roots in the work of Norman McLaren, one of the godfathers of contemporary animation. Using the logo as a guide, the handmade letters where made acording to the equivalency of the dots with the letter.

The website was thought as a single page unit that would contain the pairs made between bands and illus-trators to produce the artwork for the weekend pass. The first sketches reproduced our idea of an interactive vault that would let the user discover the different artists involved through the interaction with the web-site, but in order to addapt to the deadlines, it was decided to use a cargo template that would suffer a CSS alteration to start the promotion as soon as possible.

WEBSITE

NICK ALSTON & SCARLETT O’HANNA “DISENCHANTED GHOSTS” / 02:32

DZIA & DEAD NEANDERTHALS “PHILIP GLASS JUST BROKE” / 02:32

BEN SEA & SAVANNA “REST” / 03:54

ESSAY DEE & LITTLE BOY “TWO BOTTLES” / 04:18

STEFAN UNKOVIC & CHARLES HOWL “EMMA’S BEAT” / 03:01

AKACORLEONE & SLOWCOACHES “FUZZY FELT” / 01:48

SIDE B

ATH1281 & THE PHANTOMS “BROKEN STRINGS (don't think about it) TONIGHT” / 02:56

RICARDO CAVOLO & VVHILE “VVORLDENDING CURSE / 02:14

DAVID PENELA & THE STUBS “RUDY” / 02:58

KRUELLA D’ENFER & MOANING CITIES “JAH MING DEE” / 04:44

JANGOJIM & BLACK COFFEE “ BRIGHTON ROCK”/ 05:00

MARIE ERR & TÉMÉ TAN “YOUR CHAMPION” / 02:13

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01. TÉMÉ TAN “YOUR CHAMPION”

02. MOANING CITIES “JAH MING DEE”

03. VVHILE “VVORLDENDING CURSE”

04. THE PHANTOMS “BROKEN STRINGS TONIGHT”

05. THE STUBS “RUDY”

06. BLACK COFFEE “BRIGHTON ROCK”

01. TÉMÉ TAN “YOUR CHAMPION”

02. MOANING CITIES “JAH MING DEE”

03. VVHILE “VVORLDENDING CURSE”

04. THE PHANTOMS “BROKEN STRINGS TONIGHT”

05. THE STUBS “RUDY”

06. BLACK COFFEE “BRIGHTON ROCK”

01. LITTLE BOY “TWO BOTTLES”

02. SCARLETT O’HANNA “DISENCHANTED GHOSTS”

03. SLOWCOACHES “FUZZY FELT”

04. CHARLES HOWL “EMMA’S BEAT”

05. DEAD NEANDERTHALS “PHILIP GLASS JUST BROKE”

06. SAVANNA “REST”

Above: Open plan of the 12 inches record gatefold and labels.In the front of the packaging, there are four diago-nal cuts to insert the attached 29x29cm screenprinted covers.The risographed fanzine is located in the rectangle on the back of the cover. Instead of using hard plastic outercovers, each on of the illustrators have been given 25 tote bags to illustrate and being used as carriers of the record during the festival time.

VISUAL MERCHANDISE

Above:

Logo alternative. Flyer A5 (Recto/verso)

GRAPHICDESIGN

GRAPHICDESIGN

Graphic Design is a field in con-stant expansion and developement, that produces a constant body of work brought from the four corners of the world to our lives. Since my beginnings in the bachelor in Communication Design, my process of adaptation to the field has been marked by many influences, mainly from the past, and also a constant will to achieve what I would con-sider my personal style. In the computerized world we live in, I still find interesting to give imag-ination and handcrafting an impor-tant role in the project planning, in order to find individuality and overcome certain stylistic bound-aries that computer work presents. The possibility of work along pro-fessionals that might have knowl-edge in fields I'm not comfortable with, would open a door to suc-cess, as I believe that team work is essential for the creation of a strong concept that can remain in the eye and memory of the viewer.

2009 /ongoing

EDITORIAL/POSTERIDENTITY

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0/Logo proposal.1/Poster proposal for the Beograd National Theater.2/Cover design for Charles Bukowski "South of No North".3&4/Cover and spread of a book about traditional portuguese beach games.5/Self identity.

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Poster for an exhibi-tion about the portuguese revolution curated by the London-based studio Mortar&Pestle

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0/Logo proposal SPB.1&2/Packaging for Vvhile's EP "Vvhile is vanity".3&4&5/Cover design for Ic-aro magazine, examples of street displays. Academic project.

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Screenprinted poster for a jazz-based academic proj-ect. For every different artist, the characters and handmade type would change but the color palete would be constant.

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ILLUSTRA TION

Illustration has always been pres-ent in my work, or at least in the one I feel more proud of. Directly or indirectly, illustration gath-ers all the basis that built my conception of the space and visual appealing, challenging me to take risks in composition, color use and integration in the environment.The applications of illustration have always been infinite and its impor-tance in the work and developement of designers from all the different areas is vital. In my work, I get inspiration from a variety of things that have al-ways been bonded together through the years: asian culture, tattoo-ing, 50's & 60's horror and bizarre comics', mayan stories and many other. By combining these constant presences with images from my daily life, I have developed a side body of work that tries to gather all in one, always trying to push myself forward in order to achieve what I expect to be a good piece of art-work that can be applied in many different media.

2011 /ongoing

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0/Mask Tshirt.1/Devil.2/Devil Risograph.3/Pattern studies.4&5&6/Watercolor studies.

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EDUCATION:

¥Graphic Design short course: Central Saint Martins College of Arts (August 2007) This one-week short course was con-ceived as an introduction to Graph-ic Design for pre-universitary stu-dents. The work developed was focused on the use of typography and edito-rial processes, helping the assis-tants to start looking for their own graphic language.

¥BA Communication Design: ESAD Matosinhos(Sept.2007-June 2010)

¥ MA Illustration: Camberwell Col-lege of Arts (Oct. 2010-Sept. 2011)

One-year course directed to the im-provement and experimentation of the illustration skills of the students, that had to create a personal project that would be exhibited in the final show, along with the whole working process.

SOFTWARE SKILLS:

¥ Adobe InDesign CS6 & below (5 years experience)¥ Adobe Photoshop CS6 & below(5 years experience)¥Adobe Illustrator CS6 & below(5 years experience)¥ Microsoft Word(8 years experience)¥ Excel(5 years experience)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

¥ NoBrow, Sales intern (March-April 2011) As an intern in NoBrow's, my duties were related to control the shop sales and research new uprising graphic artists that could be suit-able for the brand. I also helped the printmaking department in the printing of several publications released later on the year.

¥ Appletree Boutique, Sales As-sistant (April 2011-July 2011)

As a sales assistant in this shop at Spitafields Market (London), I learnt how to communicate with the clients, helping them in their elec-tions by studying their tastes and other needs. I also helped in the general management of the shop and supporting the visual managementent.

¥Blackdog Publishing, Design

intern (November 2011-February 2012)During my internship at Blackdog Publishing, I worked along the De-sign department in different proj-ects that ranged from Illustration to Architecture books. One of my main duties was develope a whole range of illustrations for a book that has been printed and distributed in the US. I was also in direct contact with the clients, working along with them to obtain the best result in every project.

¥After Six Festival 2013 (Octo-ber 2012 - March 2013)

Organization of the After Six Fes-tival 2013 in Antwerp, Belgium; working on different fields such as advertising, graphic design and bands' management.

AURORA MORENO PAVONGraphic Design & Illustrationwww.oror.eshello@oror.esT(+32)0475371883